Combined, jack, and clamp, sure, clamp

ABSTRACT

An elongated horizontal member is adapted by jack operated means to be moved up and down in a vertical plane. A horizontal frame overlying and spaced from the member contains a vertical clamp member which can be moved into engagement with the horizontal member in any one of a plurality of available positions.

United States Patent Sur 1 Oct. 10, 1972 1541 COMBINED, JACK, ANDCLANIP, [56] References Cited SURE CLAMP UNITED STATES PATENTS lnvtntur:Ferdinand F. s RR 3 ffi g 1,8] 1,518 Palmer 54 m 6240] 1,823,204 9/1931Long ..248/185 [22] ed p 1969 Primary Examiner-Robert C. RiordonAssistant Examiner-Roscoe V. Parker, Jr. [21 1 App]. No.. 860,941 AtmmeyJ0hn F Dunn [57] ABSTRACT [52] U.S. Cl. ..254/ll1, 77/63, 269/249, Anelongated horizontal member is adapted by j 269/143 operated means to bemoved up and down in a verti- |5|| Int. (,1. 1/06 l A h i ntal frameoverlying and paced [58] Field 01 Search ..254/l11, 133, 134, 108, 14,fr m the member contains a vertical clamp member which can be moved intoengagement with the horizontal member in any one of a plurality ofavailable positions.

4 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures 25 11111111 "HHHHI'Hl h p e 1 1 COMBINED,JACK, AND CLAMP, SURE, CLAMP SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance withmy invention, a vertical post extends upward from a suitable base. Ahorizontal frame elongated is secured at one end to the top of the post.The frame has a plurality of spaced vertical bores extending side byside longitudinally therealong.

An elongated horizontal member aligned with and disposed below the framehas one end secured by manually operable jack operated means to the postwhereby the member can be moved up or down between base and frame. Avertical rod can extend through any one of the bores and be adapted tomove up and down therein. The bottom end of the rod can support ahorizontal disc which cooperates with the upper surface of thehorizontal member as a clamp.

Thus, in my invention, I provide a combined jack and clamp adapted forexample to raise or lower automobile bodies while selectively clampingportions thereof as desired BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In thedrawings:

FIG. 1 is a side view of my invention;

FIG. 2 is a detail view of a jack mechanism used in my invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the clamp; and

FIG. 4 is a top view of my invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIGS. 1-4,a vertical post is secured at its bottom end to a horizontal base 12.Base 12 can be anchored into a floor or the like by bolts 14. Post 10carries vertically spaced horizontal teeth 16 engaged by a manuallyoperable and manually reversible jack mechanism 18 whereby post engagingsleeve 20, holding the major portion of the mechanism, can be raised orlowered one tooth at a time.

An elongated horizontal member 22 having a vertical stop 24 at one endis secured at the other end to sleeve whereby the member can be raisedor lowered.

An elongated horizontal frame 26 is secured at one end to the top end ofpost 10 by bracket 28 and overlies member 22. Frame 26 has a pluralityof vertically threaded bores 30 disposed in spaced position side by sidealong the longitudinal axis of the frame.

An elongated vertical bar 32 can have an external thread and canthreadedly engage any one of bores 30. A horizontal handle 34 candetachably engage the top end of the bar to enable manual rotation ofthe bar to raise and lower same. The lower end of the bar can bedetachably engaged at the center of an enlarged horizontal circular disc36 which is moved toward and away from member 22 to act as a clamp.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention what is asserted as new is:

1. In combination;

a vertical post;

a sleeve secured to said post and movable up and down therealong; ackmeans for moving said sleeve up and down the post to desired position;

a horizontal member secured at one end to said sleeve;

a horizontal frame secured at one end to said post above said member andoverlying same, said frame having at least one vertical bore; and

second means extending through said bore and having a horizontal discmovable toward or away from said member.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 further including ahorizontal base secured to the bottom end of the post.

3. The combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein said frame isprovided with a plurality of vertical bores disposed side by side alongthe longitudinal axis of the frame, said second means extending throughany one of said bores.

4. The combination as set forth in claim 3 wherein said second meansincludes a vertical rod threadedly engaging a bore and secured at itsbottom end to said disc.

1. In combination; A VERTICAL POST; A SLEEVE SECURED TO SAID POST ANDMOVABLE UP AND DOWN THEREALONG; JACK MEANS FOR MOVING SAID SLEEVE UP ANDDOWN THE POST TO DESIRED POSITION; A HORIZONTAL MEMBER SECURED AT ONEEND TO SAID SLEEVE; A HORIZONTAL FRAME SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID POSTABOVE SAID MEMBER AND OVERLYING SAME, SAID FRAME HAVING AT LEAST ONEVERTICAL BORE; AND SECOND MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BORE AND HAVING AHORIZONTAL DISC MOVABLE TOWARD OR AWAY FROM SAID MEMBER.
 2. Thecombination as set forth in claim 1 further including a horizontal basesecured to the bottom end of the post.
 3. The combination as set forthin claim 2 wherein said frame is provided with a plurality of verticalbores disposed side by side along the longitudinal axis of the frame,said second means extending through any one of said bores.
 4. Thecombination as set forth in claim 3 wherein said second means includes avertical rod threadedly engaging a bore and secured at its bottom end tosaid disc.